Box car partition



July 30, 1935. c. 1.. MADDEN BOX CAR PARTITION Original Filed Nov. 22,1953 IN VEN TOR Charlea Lfladdcn A T T ORNE Y5 Patented July 30, 1935UNITED ES PATENT Q FFECE' i "aonasai; r

V 1 Box GAR rmrrion L. Madden-,., Minneapouariinii.sppiicatisnnavember-zz, 1933; SerialiNoi 699,162 I RbnewedZApril.15",.19351- aoiai is. "(cii 105.'-376); V

The present invention relates to enclosed; veone on' each sideoftheloweredgewf the partitiom hicle-bodies andmoreparticularlytoanarrange toengage fioor plates I2 fixedly secured to tlie ment to permit division"of such: bodies forthe freight'car floor."- 1 r i segregation ofl'essthanifulfload shipments there- 'Wings 13 and wareliingedlymountedime on.

5 in. r eachedge of the-partition5 These my-be'foldedi 5' An object ofthepresentinvention is to make inwardly overthe-partition, as shown inarr improved partition for freight cars; and? enlines in-fFigures 1 and2, whenit is desired" to closed"bodiesfor:highwayfvehicles: V swing thepartitionupout' of the-way; as'whem In order-to attain thisobject,thereis-provided'; the caris to be used for carload shipments: A

- in accordance with onefeature of the invention latch is mountedontlieroof to-retain tl'ie l'iiior 16 a partition pivotallrmounted in afreight car in-inoperativeposition: '5? 5 i i havingside doors therein,said partition having When the partition is to be used to divide theportions thereof adapted to engage the side doors car for half carallotments, the partition is reof the freight car. The partition is soarranged leased from the latch 21 and is swung to the ver- 5 that onefreight car door will be disposed on each tical position shown in solidlines in Figures 1, 2, 5 side of the partition and either of said doorscan 3, 4, and 6, and the wings I3 and M are swung be locked to thepartition and unlocked therefrom out to be coextensive with thepartition 5. The independently of each other so that the two spacesouter edge of each of the wings l3 and I4 is proon opposite sides of thepartition may be indevided with two car sealing bolts l6 and I1 slidablypendently used by different shippers with all the mounted in a wellknown manner on plates l8 and 0 advantages of exclusive occupancy nowenjoyed [9, respectively. These bolts are adapted to seby carloadshippers. cure hasps 20, and 2|, respectively, andto be These and otherfeatures of the invention will sealed. by car seals 22 and 23,respectively. A third be more fully brought out in the following dehasp24 is mounted on the car door I and a third 25 scription and theaccompanying drawing, wherebolt 25 is mounted on the other car door 2,-and 25 in: this hasp and bolt are arranged to permit lock- Figure l is aside view of the central portion ing the two doors I and 2 together whenthe parof a freight car, a portion of the side of the car tition 5 isnot in use, as shown in Figure 5.

being broken away and a partition being shown Operation in section. 30

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of When not in use thepartition 5 is swung to Figure 1, a portion of the roof on each end ofthe the inoperative position shown in dotted lines View being shown inelevation. in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of When in use the partitionis swung to the ver- Figure 2. tical position shown in solid lines inFigures 1, 2, 5

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side view of the low- 3, 4, and 6, the boltsl0 and II are hooked into or portion of the side doors on .one side ofthe engagement with the plates [2, and the wings l3 freight car shown inFigure 1, with the doors and M are swung out to be coextensive with thebolted and sealed to the partition. partition 5.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 with the The space on either sideof the partition 5 may 40 car doors bolted and sealed to each .other asthen be filled with merchandise and the car doors they appear when thepartition is not in use; and opening into said space may be closed intoabut- Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectionalview on the ment with thepartition 5, and bolted and sealed line 66 of Figure 2, showing apartition latch thereto, as shown in Figure 4. The space on bolt. theother side of the partition may also similarly 45 Referring to thedrawing in detail, a railway be filled, closed, bolted, and sealed. Thesealing freight car A is of substantially the customary of either pairof freight car doors seals the par- TOIm Of Construction With a P OfSide doors I tition in vertical position, and the partition can-' and 2mounted to 01 6 a 1 Opening 3 in ach not be swung to the dotted lineposition of Figside of the freight car. A partition 5 is pivotally ures1 and 3 til n th r doors are unsealed mounted on pivot pins 6 and 1supported in and unbolted therefrom, brackets 8 and 9. The partition isshaped to I l i subs a y conform to the shape of the car 1. Incombination with an enclosed vehicle when in a vertical position, asshown in solid body' having a door opening therein and having lines inFigure 3. Bolts l0 and II are mounted, a pair of d r t d t @1056 iopening; 65

a movable partition mounted transversely of said body portion to dividesaid body portion into two compartments, said partition having a portionextending into the door opening intermediate the doors, and means forsecuring said doors and interposed portion of said partition together,for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with an enclosed vehicle body having a door openingtherein, said door opening having a pair of doors mounted therein toclose said opening, a movable partition mount-' ed transversely of saidbody portion to divide said body portion into two compartments, sidewings carried by said partition, said wings being adaptbody portion intotwo compartments, pivotal supporting means for said partition under theroof of the vehicle, means for supporting said partition in raisedposition under said roof, side wings carried by said partition, saidwings being adapted V tobe turned into position between said doors, andmeans for locking said doors and wings to- 1; ge ther in positionclosing said door openings.

4. A car having door openings at its opposite sides, each opening closedby double doors meeting between the sides thereof, a partition propersubstantially equal in width to the width of the interior of the car,said partition proper being supported overhead for movement from aposition of disuse, unobstructing the interior of the car, intopartitioning position substantially in a vertical plane passing throughthe meeting lines of the opposed double doors, and partitioning sidewings carried by said partition proper and movable thereon fromretracted positions of disuse into positions in said plane extendinginto said opposed door openings.

5. A railway freight car having doorways at opposite sides thereof anddouble doors for each doorway, partitioning means supported for movementinto retractedposition of disuse unobstructing the interior of the carand also for movement into position dividing the car substantially in avertical plane passing through the meeting lines of the double doors atthe opposite sides of the car, and means for securing said partitioningmeans in each of said named positions.

.6..A car having doorways at opposite sides thereof closed by doubledoors meeting between the sides of said doorways, and a partitioningpanel supported for movement into and out of partitioning positionsubstantially in a vertical plane passing through the meeting lines ofthe opposed double doors. 7

' CHARLES L. MADDEN.

